My hope in writing this is to raise awareness for what can happen when a child’s illness is not taken into consideration when they are struggling. Your “lazy” kid might be experiencing physical symptoms. Your “unmotivated” high schooler who keeps falling asleep in class might be struggling with intense fatigue.
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What PE taught me about my Rare Disease
https://soundcloud.com/sunny-ammerman/what-pe-taught-me-about-my-rare-disease I had originally planned for this article to be about my history of failing Physical Education (PE) classes. I suspected that because I was not properly educated on the health issues caused by my rare disease at the time, and had an inability to exercise like my peers, that this had a negative impact … Continue reading What PE taught me about my Rare Disease
“SO, when are you going to have kids?”
I don't normally do this on my blog, but for this particular subject, I will add a content warning: - infertility - suicidal thoughts - societal gender roles If these topics are triggering to you, please do not read this article. I decided to write this after watching this wonderful TED Talk. Please take … Continue reading “SO, when are you going to have kids?”